Tag: Pope Francis

The pope returned to the topic of the admission of men “with homosexual tendencies to seminaries, reiterating the need to welcome them

“If we let ourselves be conditioned by the quest for pleasure, power, money, or consensus, we become slaves to these things"

The pontiff also praised the spontaneity and innocence of children, which he said “speaks louder than the best of speeches.”

The Pope pointed out that the training received at seminary is not sufficient to navigate the complexities of modern society.

"We are now faced with a debt crisis that mainly affects the countries of the Global South, generating misery and distress"

"Let us unite in prayer for all those who have had to leave their land in search of dignified living conditions."

Pope Francis noted that true freedom comes from service to others, a freedom that goes beyond selfish desires.

A democratic society, he said, is one “in which there really is a place for everyone, in factual reality and not just in declarations and on paper.”

“The gift of vocation must be safeguarded and cultivated every day, so that it produces good fruits in the life of each religious.”

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, Israel has been responsible for the deaths of over 13,000 children in Gaza